Security News > 2020 > January > UK Government Proposes IoT Security Measures

The security proposals released Monday mainly focus on improving the security of passwords by ensuring that they are not resettable to any universal factory setting as well as refining the way IoT manufacturers disclose vulnerabilities in their connected devices.

The goal of these proposals is to provide greater security protections as the number of connected devices, including security cameras, routers, smart home devices and autonomous vehicles, increase.

While the U.K. has used a voluntary approach to IoT security so far, Matt Warman, the minister for Digital and Broadband at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, notes that the growing number of connect devices and the security risks that they pose require a new approach.

"The rules do not cover all aspects of IoT security and indeed the U.K. government acknowledges this by stating the rules are no silver bullet. Hopefully, over time this will evolve."

Chris Morales, the head of security analytics at security firm Vectra, notes that the recommendations released in the U.K. Monday address some IoT security issues that have been in the news.

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